The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-06-17
ODDS AND ENDS.

According TO The Philadelphia Times, the
excellent manual training schools OF Phila.
delphia are mainly filled with the sons Of
wealthy men. In sending their sons to these
schools, the wealthy men show their good
sense; but II will DO pity II the sons Of poor
men are thereby deprived Of the opportunity
of attending them.
A man who died In England lately left
legacies to the extent OF 255,000, and stipu-
lated for brass band at his funeral and q
banquet to the mourners. By the time tho
last bones Of the banquet had been picked
clean, II was ascertained that his whole pos.
sessions consisted Of q thirty shilling horse
and 23 worth Of coarse hay.
Readers of some of tho London papers fro
quently find CHASTITY red human skeleton
pasted OH conspicuous part OF their paper.
This is not the work of the publishers, but Of
All enterprising quack doctor who takes this
way Of advertising his nostrums.
Lamar Fontaine, who claims the author
ship Of "All quiet along the Potomac to-
night" Is a witness In the trial OF Hamilton
for the murder Of Gambrel at Jackson, Miss
He appears ns an expert in pistol practice,
and it is claimed that he Is able to fire mum.
Der of shots into the bunghole Of barrel roll.
ing down hill.
Mr.. Eadweard Muybridge has just com.
pleted the plates of his work on "Animal Lo.
comotion," with reproductions Of nearly 2O,.
900 instantaneous photographs Of men and
animals in almost every imaginable position,
representing part Of the investigation carried
on by the University of Pennsylvania.
A Winnipeg photographer has put himself
b.. 10 A. 1oA - .l,1r skc Hn
recently exhibited case full OF photographs
Of his debtors, each being labeled with the
name, address and indebtedness Of the person
represented
Oscar Wilde has blossomed out as a novel
ist Of the blood and thunder school. One Of
the London society papers is printing serial
story from his pen entitled "Lord Arthur Sa-
ville's Crime; Tale Of Chiromancy."
Queen Victoria has declared her intention
Of "patronizing" projected exhibition of
articles belonging to Mary Queen OF Scots,
and has asked that catalogue of the relics
when ady shall be sent to her.
A London shopkeeper was recently fined
under the new act of parliament for keeping
two Of his girls at work for ninety-seven
hours in week-sixteen hours and half
day-that is, for six days running.
1t is said that John Greenleaf Whittier and
Robert Purvis, Of Philadelphia, are the only
original members now living Of the Ameri-
can Anti-Slavery society.
A Decatur, Ills, man, who has been testing
the capacity Of the sparrow to withstand the
effects of poison, gave one bird grain of
crystal strychnine without effect
Unusually low water in Lake Constance
has been bringing to light many valuable and
interesting relics Of the prehistoric lake
dwellers.
The personal estate of the late J. D. Per-
rims, a proprietor Of the celebrated Worcester
shire sauce, amounted to nearly S3,OO0,0O0.
The real estate sales Of New York for the
first four months of the year foot up in round
$50, 100000.
Two hundred and sixty-two pairs of twins
were born in Chicago during 1886.
It is estimated that there are 125, 900 old
soldiers III the state of Kansas.